Snowbound

It’s Saturday morning and the latest tally is around 18 inches of snow. Here are a few pictures from around the house:

Winter Wonderland

I can only say that because I’m comfortably home- the roads are nasty and the traffic is awful. Katy is still driving home, which has so far taken twice as long as usual. We have the usual winter madness happening, but this time it could be legitimate. The snow has been coming down continually for [...]

Finished Fence

I’ve finally finished the fence project (well, last weekend actually, but I just got around to posting about it). The final piece gave me a little trouble, despite my waiting until all the other pieces were in place before constructing it. So I will surely have to correct it before I can feel like it’s [...]

We’re Thankful

We made the short drive down to Raleigh last week to spend the holiday with the extended Yaddow clan, and we have much to be thankful for. We had a wonderful bounty of traditional Thanksgiving dishes, such that I could barely finish one plate and still maintain room for dessert. So goes the usual Thanksgiving [...]

New Couch

We were on our way to the art museum yesterday when we accidentally bought a couch. We’ve been talking about our plans for refinishing the basement for a while, and things have been moving in that direction. Part of the plan included getting a sectional sofa. So we were driving by a furniture store that [...]

Hiking

We took our first hike of the Fall a couple weeks ago which turned out to be more than we bargained for- it was about 8 miles and I think it was uphill both ways. Anyway, we made it somehow. We brought the dogs who didn’t seem to get tired at all until we got [...]

More Fencing

Another length of fence now stands two feet taller between the canines and the outside world. The 25 feet I finished yesterday, plus the roughly 40 feet that I’d already completed, puts me just under the half-way mark.

More Visits

We’ve now had visits from every East Coast family member to our new home. Last weekend Ken, Leigh, Ellen and Joshua came up for a Saturday afternoon visit, and we had a great time. There were some tired eyes in the group- Joshua had hardly slept the night before, so neither did anyone else- but [...]

Tearing Down Walls

No, the title is not a metaphor about overcoming obstacles or improving communication. I actually tore down some basement walls. I had a crowbar and a little help from my friend. As you can see from the pictures, they were not much to look at- they were cluttered with the remains of some wallpaper from [...]

Dog Containment System

Since our dogs are more adept than most, I’ve been planning a fence topper to deter even their most enthusiastic attempts. Meet the two-foot fence addition. The neighbors will think we’re some kind of privacy freaks.

I anticipate another three or four Saturdays of work, and a couple more trips to Lowe’s. And several more [...]